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Nichols Bridgeway under construction in May 2008. The Nichols Bridgeway is a pedestrian bridge located in Chicago, Illinois.The bridge begins at the Great Lawn of Millennium Park, crosses over Monroe Street and connects to the third floor of the West Pavilion of the Modern Wing, the Art Institute of Chicago's newest wing.
The DuSable Bridge (formerly the Michigan Avenue Bridge) is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was proposed in the early 20th century as part of a plan to link Grant Park (downtown) and Lincoln Park (uptown) with a grand boulevard ...
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When it opened in 1902, on Chicago's north side, it was the first such bridge built in the United States. The bridge was a major advance in American movable bridge engineering, and was the prototype for over 50 additional bridges in Chicago alone. [5] The bridge was designated as an ASCE Civil Engineering Landmark in 1981, and a Chicago ...
Chicago River: Locale: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois: Official name: Franklin–Orleans Street Bridge: Characteristics; Design: Double-leaf bascule: Total length: 320 feet (98 m; 57 sm) Width: 62 feet (19 m) Longest span: 220 feet (67 m) Clearance below: 18.7 feet (5.7 m) History; Constructed by: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, Ketler ...
The one-lane bridge carries Robert Parker Coffin Road over Buffalo Creek in Long Grove, a village located 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Chicago, Illinois. [2]: 4 It connects the Long Grove Community Church to the southwest with downtown Long Grove, formed at the road's intersection with Old McHenry Road, to the northeast.
Chicago River Bridge, West Adams Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL, Library of Congress This page was last edited on 19 July 2024, at 17:16 (UTC). Text is ...
The Jackson Boulevard Bridge is a Pratt deck truss, fixed-trunnion, bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River at Jackson Boulevard in downtown Chicago. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was built in 1915 and is 273 feet in length.